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Zetachain has put forward a governance proposal to shut down its Layer 1 network and migrate its native token, $ZETA, to the Solana ecosystem. At the time of reporting, community voting was heavily skewed toward approval, with 99.4% in favor. If passed, $ZETA would detach from its original chain and become an asset on Solana. The bulletin did not disclose a specific technical migration plan or timeline.

BlackRock made large-scale cryptocurrency purchases totaling more than $843 million over 20 days, spanning Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). The buying activity was reported by Czech crypto media outlet KRYPTOMAGAZIN.cz. The purchases underscore the world’s largest asset manager’s continued push into digital assets. The scale of the buying further reinforces BlackRock’s position as an institutional participant in the crypto market.

Tokenized equities on Solana climbed to a new high of 850K unique onchain holders. Nectar Finance launched Africa’s largest IPO ($DPRI) for stablecoin subscription on Solana via getequity. Particula’s Project Harmonia opened applications to bridge Solana funds into Allfunds’ €1.9T distribution network. An FDIC-insured bank, Column, added 24/7 USDC/USDT conversion to its banking core, while Anza delivered 250ms slot times on mainnetbeta.

Solana recorded 5.2 BILLION non-vote on-chain transactions in August, marking an all-time high. The total was 19% above July’s previous record, excluding consensus voting traffic. Memecoin trading led the increase, with weekly spot volume reaching $5.2 BILLION, the highest since November 2025.

Bitcoin fell sharply to $75K after the U.S. Clarity Act failed to pass. The legislation was designed to provide a clear regulatory classification framework for digital assets. The setback fueled market concerns about the outlook for U.S. crypto regulation. Investors reacted negatively, with visible selling pushing bitcoin down to the $75K level.

Crypto markets swung sharply over the week, after the CLARITY Act failed and Bitcoin slid to $75K as bearish sentiment built. The Federal Reserve then raised rates for the first time in three years, adding to short positioning and expectations of further downside. Momentum later flipped as a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill advanced, a crypto tax bill passed, the SEC said it will create crypto rules and approved onchain stock trading, and the CFTC sent crypto market rules to the White House for review. Bitcoin rebounded to $81K, ETH closed above $2,600 for the first time since January 2026, and total altcoin market cap reached an eight-month high.

Data show XRP whale inflows to Binance have surged to a six-month high. About 1.6B XRP has been transferred to the exchange over the past 30 days, marking the largest such inflow since March. Large shifts of assets from on-chain wallets to exchanges are often viewed as a potential signal of intent to sell and could weigh on XRP’s short-term supply-demand balance.

South Korea’s NH Investment & Securities has committed $30M in convertible note financing to XRP treasury firm Evernote. The funds are set to be provided after the SPAC merger is completed. Proceeds are earmarked for general corporate purposes, including purchases of $XRP.

On Sept. 18, 2026, Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded heavy outflows, with investors pulling nearly $600 million in a single day. The data suggest short-term sentiment has turned more cautious. Institutional money also moved sharply out of major crypto-asset ETFs, marking a relatively large one-day net outflow in the recent period.

On March 17, 2026, the SEC and CFTC jointly issued a crypto taxonomy that explicitly placed XRP in the digital commodity category. The classification follows Judge Analisa Torres’ 2023 ruling separating XRP itself from the investment-contract circumstances tied to certain Ripple sales, after Ripple and the SEC dropped their appeals in August 2025, leaving the district-court rulings in place. Evernorth CEO Asheesh Birla said the CLARITY Act would be a catalyst for institutional DeFi adoption, and the company is building an institutional DeFi ecosystem around XRP. SEC filings show Evernorth expects to hold at least 473 million XRP at closing, with David Schwartz and Brad Garlinghouse listed as strategic advisers.